IFES Staff Union

📢 BIG NEWS! The National Labor Relations Board found merit in ALL of our allegations of unlawful behavior surrounding @ginachirillo’s termination & is pursuing a 10(j) injunction to get her back to work faster. Simply put, the NLRB agreed with us that she was fired unlawfully ✊

Unfortunately, we had to file another unfair labor practice charge against @IFES1987 because @TonyBanbury “interfered with, constrained, [and/or] coerced” an employee by referring her for discipline for exercising her right to concerted activity. (1/)

We’re excited to announce that we’ve come to an agreement with management on an Interim Agreement that will be in place until we ratify a first contract. Here are some of our wins: (1/)

A year ago today, we won our election to form the IFES Staff Union, a true labor of love. Our goal was – and still is – to make sure everyone at @IFES1987 feels like they have a meaningful seat at the table. Happy birthday to us, and we're excited for what's to come 🎉

The @ifesunion has now gone 200 days without an interim agreement - staff are without protections against discipline and/or termination.

We celebrate May Day today, 137 years after the violence of the Haymarket Affair, in honor of all those who fought for labor rights before us. Our union would not be possible without their struggles, or if non-profits before @IFES1987 had not also fought to unionize.

Myth: All less hostile than negotiating with the IFES Union: “getting hostages released from a war zone, getting into Ebola affected areas, getting chemical weapons out of Syria in a war zone” - @TonyBanbury

Why won't @IFESUnion stop using twitter? It’s our right? Duh!

Good morning all! 🌞 This morning, our mythbusters are all about the @IFESUnion's twitter itself, and management's fixation on what we post. Intrigued? Stay tuned to learn how union busting at @IFES1987 extends to social media!

Myth: In the meeting, @TonyBanbury claimed that the @IFESUnion’s use of capital ‘M’ Management is an attack against all @IFES1987 staff who are “managers.”